Scott Perron, owner, 24/7 Floors of Sarasota, Fla., offers an update on this low overhead operation that he opened less than a year ago. He talks about the networking groups he has joined, and how to select the most productive groups and work effectively within them.

Posted: July 23, 2015

Robert Varden, executive director, Certified Floorcovering Installers (CFI), discusses his involvement with the American Floorcovering Alliance’s (AFA) Council of Flooring Industry Advisors (CFIA), and the current state of the industry’s installation sector.

Posted: July 22, 2015

Robert Varden, executive director, Certified Floorcovering Installers (CFI), discusses his involvement with the American Floorcovering Alliance’s (AFA) Council of Flooring Industry Advisors (CFIA), and the current state of the industry’s installation sector.

Posted: July 21, 2015

Robert Varden, executive director, Certified Floorcovering Installers (CFI), discuss his involvement with the American Floorcovering Alliance’s (AFA) Council of Flooring Industry Advisors (CFIA), and the current state of the industry’s installation sector.

Posted: July 20, 2015

Brian Gracon, professional trainer and president, Brian Gracon and Associates, discusses a plan and a model to help retailers be more effective at generating repeat business and referrals. To do this, he uses the acronym CREATE, to create new business from existing business.

Posted: July 17, 2015

Brian Gracon, professional trainer and president, Brian Gracon and Associates, discusses a plan and a model to help retailers be more effective at generating repeat business and referrals. To do this, he uses the acronym CREATE, to create new business from existing business.

Posted: July 16, 2015

John Simonson, president, Flooring Web Solutions, discusses a European Union investigation of Google and an ensuing study commissioned by Yelp contending that the search engine giant’s searches are biased and could hurt users. He also outlines the benefits that accompany unique content both on a retail website, social media content and the power of developing positive reviews.

Posted: July 15, 2015

John Simonson, president, Flooring Web Solutions, discusses a European Union investigation of Google and an ensuing study commissioned by Yelp contending that the search engine giant’s searches are biased and could hurt users. He also outlines the benefits that accompany unique content both on a retail website, social media content and the power of developing positive reviews.

Posted: July 14, 2015

John Simonson, president, Flooring Web Solutions, discusses a European Union investigation of Google and an ensuing study commissioned by Yelp contending that the search engine giant’s searches are biased and could hurt users. He also outlines the benefits that accompany unique content both on a retail website, social media content and the power of developing positive reviews.

Posted: July 13, 2015

Matthew Spieler, editorial director, BNP Flooring Group, editor of Floor Trends, reviews floor covering industry events of the past 30 days.

Posted: July 10, 2015